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Relação entre a ansiedade e as cognições das crianças perante situações ambíguas, e a ansiedade das mães e suas cognições
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Objectivo – Analisar a relação entre a ansiedade e as cognições das crianças perante situações
ambíguas e a ansiedade das mães e suas cognições. Método – Inicialmente foi utilizado o
método da análise de conteúdo com o objectivo de categorizar as cognições apresentadas
pelas crianças e pelas mães perante os estímulos ambíguos das nove histórias. Seguidamente
utilizou-se uma metodologia quantitativa, de forma a correlacionar e comparar as cognições
das crianças e das mães com os resultados obtidos na escala sociodemográfica, SCARED-R e
S.T.A.I. Resultados: Os resultados sugerem que existe uma correlação estatisticamente
significativa entre a escala de ansiedade das crianças e os seus pensamentos negativos perante
os estímulos ambíguos apresentados. Sugerem também a existência de uma correlação
significativa entre a escala de ansiedade das mães (S.T.A.I) e os pensamentos positivos na
história 1 e na história 3 das mesmas. Outro resultado verificado, foi a existência de uma
associação estatisticamente significativa entre a ansiedade das crianças (SCARED-R) e as três
histórias que potencializam o aparecimento tanto da ansiedade de separação como da
ansiedade social das crianças. É ainda importante salientar que através dos resultados obtidos,
podemos verificar que a ansiedade generalizada varia de forma desigual entre os géneros.
Contudo, este estudo não obteve nenhuma correlação estatisticamente significativa entre a
ansiedade dos filhos, as cognições das mães e sua ansiedade. Conclusões: Os resultados deste
estudo vão de encontro a alguns resultados obtidos das investigações existentes sobre esta
temática. No entanto, não se conseguiu averiguar a existência ou não de correlações positivas
entre a ansiedade e as cognições dos filhos e as cognições das mães, situação esta que se
opõem aos resultados maioritariamente encontrados na literatura pesquisada.
ABSTRACT: Objective: To analyse the relationship between anxiety and cognitions formed by children in ambiguous situations and mothers’ anxiety and cognitions. Method: Firstly, the content analysis method was used with the objective of categorising the cognitions displayed by the children and their mothers in the ambiguous scenarios of the nine case studies. Next a quantitative methodology was used, in order to correlate and compare the cognitions of the children and their mothers with the results obtained using the SCARED-R and S.T.A.I. sociodemographic scale. Results: The results suggest that there is a statistically significant correlation between the children’s anxiety scale and their negative thoughts in the presence of the ambiguous stimuli presented. They also suggest the existence of a significant correlation between the mothers’ anxiety scale (S.T.A.I.) and their positive thoughts in case study 1 and case study 3. Another result determined was the existence of a statistically significant association between the children’s anxiety (SCARED-R) and the three case studies which favour the occurrence of both separation anxiety and social anxiety in children. It is also important to highlight that on the basis of the results obtained, we can see that generalised anxiety varies unevenly between the sexes. However, this study did not obtain any statistically significant correlation between children’s anxiety, mothers’ cognitions and their anxiety. Conclusions: The results of this study are in accordance with some results obtained in investigations that have been carried out on this subject matter. However, it was not possible to determine the existence or non-existence of positive correlations between the anxiety and cognitions of children and the cognitions of mothers, which goes against the majority of the findings in the literature searched.
ABSTRACT: Objective: To analyse the relationship between anxiety and cognitions formed by children in ambiguous situations and mothers’ anxiety and cognitions. Method: Firstly, the content analysis method was used with the objective of categorising the cognitions displayed by the children and their mothers in the ambiguous scenarios of the nine case studies. Next a quantitative methodology was used, in order to correlate and compare the cognitions of the children and their mothers with the results obtained using the SCARED-R and S.T.A.I. sociodemographic scale. Results: The results suggest that there is a statistically significant correlation between the children’s anxiety scale and their negative thoughts in the presence of the ambiguous stimuli presented. They also suggest the existence of a significant correlation between the mothers’ anxiety scale (S.T.A.I.) and their positive thoughts in case study 1 and case study 3. Another result determined was the existence of a statistically significant association between the children’s anxiety (SCARED-R) and the three case studies which favour the occurrence of both separation anxiety and social anxiety in children. It is also important to highlight that on the basis of the results obtained, we can see that generalised anxiety varies unevenly between the sexes. However, this study did not obtain any statistically significant correlation between children’s anxiety, mothers’ cognitions and their anxiety. Conclusions: The results of this study are in accordance with some results obtained in investigations that have been carried out on this subject matter. However, it was not possible to determine the existence or non-existence of positive correlations between the anxiety and cognitions of children and the cognitions of mothers, which goes against the majority of the findings in the literature searched.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Ansiedade Crianças Mães Cognições Anxiety Children Mothers Cognitions